Ruth Deutschmann

Benjamin Epp

Grinzens

2008-07-07

1946

I then, as my brother was home, applied for admission to the customs guard. During the medical examination, has the festgstellt: "You can not even shoot, which was lacking so the index finger!" I've lost but nine years. At that time, so the children have to work. With seven years in the grain with a sickle cutting. With 9 in The Shredder, in the gears. The father said: "The needs at least not in the military." That to me was not right because I want to be a full human being. If a previously in the military was not capable, then was a state crippled. He was not a full human being, either a state or a cripple Tachinierer, by the pretense of everything possible - it sounds bad or whatever - has somehow pressed and so on. And as I said, has the duty of then said, "Yes, yes, you can not shoot." and so on. Then I said: "Now I have four and a half years and may have to shoot and now I no longer want to?" And then it's gone! And 14 March 1946 Have I then started on Brenner Street Customs. And since then I have the introductory course, the test course participated. And then the first specialized course and so on. And in the beginning, I have 120 shillings a month salary gehabt.Und that was just not enough to live and too much to die.